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Sold 1878 to Red Star Line, and renamed Zeeland, lost at sea 1895 [3] Palmyra : 1866: 1866–1896: Intermediate: 2,044: Scrapped 1896 Malta : 1866: 1865–1889: Intermediate: 2,132: Wrecked 1899 Russia: 1867: 1867–1879: Express: 2,950: Sold to Red Star Line 1880 and renamed Waesland. Resold and renamed Philadelphia, sank after a collision ...
The origins of Aquitania lay in the rivalry between the White Star Line and Cunard Line, Britain's two leading shipping companies. The White Star Line's Olympic, Titanic and the upcoming Britannic were larger than the latest Cunard ships, Mauretania and Lusitania, by 15,000 gross register tons. The Cunard duo were significantly faster than the ...
In 1876 the mail contracts expired and the Post Office ended both Cunard's and Inman's subsidies. The new contracts were paid on the basis of weight, at a rate substantially higher than paid by the United States Post Office. [19] Cunard's weekly New York mail sailings were reduced to one and White Star was awarded the third mail sailing.
Due to the outbreak of the Second World War, these two events were postponed and Cunard's plans were cancelled. [9] Queen Elizabeth sat at the fitting-out dock at the shipyard in her Cunard colours until 2 November 1939, when the Ministry of Shipping issued special licences to declare her seaworthy. On 29 December the engines were tested for ...
Cunard's first ocean liner – sunk as target ship by Prussian Navy July 1880 SS Calgaric: 1918 Orca (1918–1927) Scrapped in 1934 SS California (1928) 1928 SS Uruguay (1938–1964) Scrapped in 1964 SS Cambodge: 1952 Stella V (1970) Stella Solaris (1970–2003) S. Solar (2003) Scrapped in Alang, India in 2003 RMS Cameronia (1919) 1919
Here, an inside look at Cunard’s new Queen Anne cruise ship. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Cunard continued to operate the ship under the Royal Viking brand as a special segment of the Cunard fleet. Following acquisition by Carnival Corp and a merger with Seabourn Cruise Line, Cunard's Royal Viking and Sea Goddess fleets were consolidated with Seabourn, officially ending the use of the brand in 1999.
However, in 1921, Cunard removed her from service when fire broke out on E deck and decided to overhaul the ship. [31] She returned to the Tyne shipyard where she was built, where her boilers were converted to oil firing, [32] and returned to service in March 1922. Cunard noticed that Mauretania struggled to maintain her regular Atlantic ...